Ray & Charyl Schroeder Grace Foundation

Ellison S and Noel P McKissick

Greenville, SC

The Ellison S and Noel P McKissick Foundation supports organizations working in community services, education, health, arts and culture, and other areas. Its 2026 grants ranged from $2,500 to $140,000, with a median of $20,750, and went mostly to South Carolina organizations, with some funding in Virginia and Florida. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sisk Foundation Buncombe St Methodist Church

Greenville, SC

The Sisk Foundation supports organizations serving people in need, including work addressing homelessness, poverty, health care access, food insecurity, and domestic abuse, primarily in Greenville County, South Carolina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,476 to $40,000, with a median of $10,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Prisma Health-Upstate

Greenville, SC

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Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

Don Waggoner & Zelma Waggoner Foundation

Naples, FL

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including churches, universities, Habitat for Humanity affiliates, food banks, and community organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Tennessee and South Carolina, followed by Florida. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $2 million, with a median of $35,335. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rolph-Nicol Fund Tai Charitable Tr

Eagan, MN

The fund supports charitable organizations across health, environmental conservation, science education, social services, religion, and services for older adults, with most funding going to California. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants of $3,563–$10,689, with a median of $3,563. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Greenville County Inc

Greenville, SC

United Way of Greenville County funds multi-year grants to organizations addressing poverty through affordable housing, childcare, postsecondary education and job credentials, and transportation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,118 to $252,389, with a median of $35,000; funding focuses on organizations serving Greenville County, South Carolina. The current grant cycle is closed, and the next is expected in 2026; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family

Newington, CT

The Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation supports a range of charitable work, including education, health, arts and culture, and community services, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $1,840,855, with a median of $29,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

John I Smith Charities Inc

Greer, SC

John I Smith Charities supports a range of educational, human-service, and religiously affiliated organizations, primarily in South Carolina, with additional grants in Georgia and North Carolina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. The foundation accepts inquiries by contacting Jefferson V Smith Jr.; no application form or deadline is specified.

Dabo's All in Team Foundation

Clemson, SC

Dabo’s All In Team Foundation funds South Carolina organizations working on education and health, including breast cancer research, addiction recovery, teacher preparation, and services for people with disabilities. Grant requests may be up to $10,000, and recent awards had a median of $8,000; the foundation accepts unsolicited requests annually from June 1 through September 1.

The Karen and Paul Schaefer Foundation

Travelers Rest, SC